Catskill Urology welcomes new physician assistant

HARRIS — Maribeth Widas has joined the staff of Catskill Urology at Catskill Regional Medical Center as a physician assistant.

HARRIS — Maribeth Widas has joined the staff of Catskill Urology at Catskill Regional Medical Center as a physician assistant.

With more than 15 years experience, Widas completed her physician assistant program at Stony Brook University and holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Manhattan College.

As a licensed physician assistant and under the supervision of Dr. Gerard Galarneau, she will assist with surgeries and provide an advanced level of patient care.

The urology practice specializes in the treatment of incontinence, voiding, erectile dysfunction and kidney stones. Galarneau also has expertise in the treatment of all urologic cancers, including prostate, kidney, bladder and testicular cancer.

The office, at Catskill Regional's main Harris campus on the third floor of the Ambulatory Services Building, is open from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Appointments can be made by calling 794-0996.

TOWN OF WALLKILL — Drs. Nicholas and Lisa Batson will lead Crystal Run Healthcare's new psychiatry division.

Both are board-certified in adult psychiatry and fellowship-trained in child and adolescent psychiatry.

Nicholas Batson earned his B.A. from the University of Louisville in Louisville, Ky., and earned his medical degree from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Cupecoy St. Maarten.

He completed his residency in psychiatry at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, N.C., and completed his fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Ky. Batson is board-certified in adult psychiatry.

Lisa Batson earned her B.S. from Quinnipiac University School of Health Sciences in Hamden, Conn., and earned her medical degree from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Cupecoy St. Maarten.

She completed her residency in psychiatry at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, N.C., and completed her fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Ky. She is board-certified in adult psychiatry.

The new psychiatry division serves children, adolescents and adult patients who suffer from conditions such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, autism spectrum disorders and developmental disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adults, disruptive behavioral disorders and psychotic disorders.

As with many other specialties at Crystal Run, psychiatry will be an integral part of the patient-centered medical home model of care that emphasizes the importance of treating psychological conditions as part of a patient's overall treatment plan. Plans to expand Crystal Run's psychiatry division will include the addition of psychologists that will further expand this patient-centered medical home team approach to care.

For more information or to schedule an appointment with the Batsons, visit crystalrunhealthcare.com/Specialties/Psychiatry.aspx or call 703-6999.

NEWBURGH — Staff at personal injury firm Finkelstein & Partners LLP in Newburgh recently rolled up their sleeves to make a lifesaving donation at the firm's annual summer blood drive.

Recognizing that summer is a time of critical need for local blood centers, the firm hosted the drive at its office on Route 300 in Newburgh. "The 37 pints collected have the potential to benefit 111 people," said Andrew G. Finkelstein, managing partner.

The blood drive was conducted by New York Blood Center, a not-for-profit blood center that has worked with organizations in New York for more than 40 years.

The firm extends thanks to Rich Gillette, one of the owners of Gillette Creamery in Gardiner, who arranged for the donation of 24 pints of Gillette ice cream as a way to thank donors.